Year 5 was visited by Maria, the nurse, today and learnt about keeping healthy in different ways. We learnt about the importance of sleep, exercise and a healthy diet. We also learnt about some things that can effect our health, such as head lice, asthma, eczema, colds and athletes foot. Maria taught us some ways to take care of ourselves when these things happen. Year 5 asked lots of thoughtful questions and learnt a lot today.
During our religious education lesson this week, we acted out the story from the Bible called The Last Supper. The disciples sat around the table and listened to Jesus as he told them the horrifying news that someone was going to betray him.
The children thought of reasons for and against Judas betraying Jesus. Then we split into two groups and all thought of different reasons why Judas should, or should not betray Jesus. When we all had thought of a different reason we created a conscious alley.
Our topic this half term is all about animals including humans with a focus on nutrition and also movement. This week Year 3 have created their own human skeletons to identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement.
Year 3 found out more t about the different types of skeletons and sorted animals into either endoskeleton, exoskeleton or hydrostatic skeleton groups. Ask Year 3 for further examples of animals that belong in each category
Year 3 created a collage of their interpretation of a human skeleton.
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Nursery have welcomed the beginning of Spring by planting seeds in the garden and inside.
We have planted tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkins and beetroot so far. We are looking forward to tasting them when they eventually grow.
There was so much going on in Forest School this week. The children are now familiar with the rules, the area and each other. This has given them the confidence to try out different things independently and they have been supporting each other.
Finding worms
Playing games like hide and seek helps to build trust and supports children to follow rules.
Building stone towers takes perseverance, concentration and good fine motor skills. It is a great mindfulness activity and is also very satisfying and rewarding.
Finding insects involved working as team, sharing resources and develops respect for all living things.
Building a den and then sitting in it to drink hot chocolate and share our feelings about the session,
Using a bow saw is another activity that is good for mindfulness, you have to concentrate only on what you are doing.
Using natural resources to make objects (a nest) or pieces of art.
In Science, we are learning about animals. We have been sorting and classifying animals into different groups. We know the characteristics of mammals, amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds and insects. We then began to explore where animals come from and the habitat they live in. We thought about animals that live in hot and cold climates and how they survive in these weathers.
After reading ‘Where the Wild Things are’ the children designed and created their own boats for Max. We tested them out along with other materials and objects to see if they floated or sank.
In science we are looking at the functions and make-up of a heart. In this lesson we had some lamb’s hearts that we were making close observations of. Some children found:arteries,veins,tubes,fat and saw the chambers. It answered one of the children’s initial questions- Were human hearts the same as animal hearts?
St. Clement’s Stay and Play welcomed new member Venus, this week. The children enjoyed playing, exploring and singing together.
Another busy session, where fun was had by all.
Remember, Wednesday (Term Time), 9.15am-10.15am, at Free@Last.
It is a very important time in Year 2 at the moment as the children are preparing very hard for their SATs. This week we have been focusing on fractions and finding fractions of a shape, set of object and an amount. 
